The Innocent

Trivia Contributor
Mimi Kuzyk (sp) who portrayed the judge, was also in Ancient Love as the Ancient's daughter.
 Monica Sztybel
The shoe shine man was also in Blackout as a security guard, but I still haven't checked to see if he also was in Initiation as one of the Mayor's aides.
 Monica Sztybel
Debuts of Dennis Long and Sun Chu.
 Monica Sztybel
When Nicky sifts through his files, he comes across one titled "Penn Teller" (Penn and Teller the comedians).
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Script differences  
The first scene at the courthouse, where Peter comes across Caine is slightly different, he says he's there because Strenlich said Caine was looking for him. Jody's not in the scene. Later on, at the precinct (after Caine has his scene with the shoeshine man), they establish that Jody's on her way to court. Meanwhile, Strenlich barks, "Look alive, Peter. Reports don't write themselves."
 Monica Sztybel
As Jody is leaving the precinct, she sees Broderick having an altercation with a woman:

Broderick: "Come on, lady. It's a dead pigeon. Get it out of here."
Katherine: "It's not dead! It was weaving in and out of traffic! Someone almost ran over it! I can still feel its heart beating."
Broderick: "Can't you see we're busy? This isn't a vet clinic, it's a police station!"

Peter approaches the two.
Peter: "What's the problem?"
Katherine: "It's the bird. It needs help."
Powell: "It was almost run over in the street."
Peter: "Let me see it."

Description: "Peter takes the unconscious bird from Katherine. he first smells the bird. Then, inhaling deeply, Peter puts his mouth up to the bird's beak and gently blows. Broderick and the others in the room watch in astonishment as the bird comes magically to life."

Powell: "I see it, but I don't believe it."
Katherine: "It's a miracle!"
Strenlich: (entering the scene) "What the hell was all that about?"
Peter: "It has a mild case of carbon monoxide poisoning. Probably from all the car exhaust fumes." (to the woman) "It just needed a blast of oxygen." (he shrugs) "Learned it from my dad."
Peter hands the bird casually back to the smiling woman.
Powell: "Boy, if I get hit by a car, I want you for mouth to mouth."
Peter: "Can I get that in writing?"
Strenlich: "Don't you have enough paper to worry about?"

Peter gets the hint and goes back to his desk. The next scene has him sitting by his papers, when he notices a pigeon feather on his sleeve. He picks it up and has the flashback about the temple doves. He comes out of it at the same point as in the episode, but he's still sitting at his desk. Strenlich drops another file on top of the pile. And Peter snaps back to work.
 Monica Sztybel
Then they go on to the jury selection scene, through the whole selection up to Jody's phone call to Peter. In the script, instead of Strenlich stopping Peter for information, he overhears the conversation and volunteers to come along. Then realizes about Peter's paperwork and says, "Me and my big mouth."

The discussion of the case between Peter and Strenlich is switched in the script, where Peter is giving Frank all the info. Why does he know so much, you ask? Because, as Peter says (on a serious note), "He used to be my math and science teacher at the orphanage."
Strenlich: "You knew the victim?"
Peter: "I hadn't seen him for ten years. But I'll never forget him."

Once they're inside the courtroom, it's Peter who points out Traeger's business partner, not Strenlich.
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When Peter expresses his disbelief at his father "functioning as an ordinary member of society", Strenlich adds: "Your father is anything but 'ordinary'."
 Monica Sztybel
There is not indication that Caine is not believing the story. Nor do we see a telepathic connection between him and Peter (nor a flashback). Instead, Peter just knows. When they're outside the courtroom, Jody doesn't ask if Peter got a telepathic message. Instead the lines are:
Strenlich: "What's up, Peter? Why the rush?"
Peter: "There's something very weird going down here."
Strenlich: "Says who?"
Peter: "Trust me. I know my father!"

When Strenlich says Peter can't go digging into the files and that it's a closed case, Peter replies with: (determined) "Traeger was my teacher. A brilliant mind who raved about the future of computers when they were only used by governments and big business. In fact, he was the only teacher I ever had who I could relate to."

That's when Jody says, "Don't fight him, Frank." And the dialog continues as in the episode.

As Peter leaves, Frank says, "Anything to avoid paperwork."
 Monica Sztybel
At Nickie's office, the dialog is the same up until Peter comments about how often his father isn't proven wrong. Nickie then asks Peter why he's so interested in the case. Peter says, "Let's just call it a personal favor -- for an old friend." Then he goes on to ask Nickie to find out more. Peter's the one who says, "Let's kick some Hard Ass."
 Monica Sztybel
The next scene is Peter waiting for Caine in the foyer of the courthouse. Although he knows that Caine has sworn an oath not to share his thoughts on the case, Peter asks him about his feelings. Caine doesn't give in. He walks outside, leaving Peter standing in the courthouse with no confirmation of his suspicions. Saul, the shoeshiner, walks up to him.
Saul: "He's a man of honor."
Peter: "I know. I'm his son."
Saul: "You are a lucky man."
Peter acknowledges this with a nod, then heads off.

This is when Mr. Duncan is approached by the killers about his wife's kidnapping which did happen in the same sequence as in the episode. This scene is in the courthouse parking lot, rather than at his house.
 Monica Sztybel
When the jurors are in the deliberation room, Duncan doesn't call Caine a Shiatsu priest. It just ends with "Enlighten us."
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In the scene at Terence Blackwell's office, rather than Peter getting flustered by his lousy acting, when Blackwell asks him for identification, Peter whips out his badge and rises.
Peter: "Peter Caine, police detective precinct 101. Blaisdell's my captain. Give him a call, I'm sure he'd love to chat with you."
He heads for the door as a furious Terence hits his intercom. "Security! Security!" But Peter is gone.
 Monica Sztybel
When Peter has the flashback again, it's after he's jumped up in bed and is driving down the street. They only show the part where Dennis gives in, then stops there.
 Monica Sztybel
At the precinct after Broderick walks off the script says, "Suddenly sensing a presence, Peter rises and walks toward the stairwell leading to the lockers." That's how I perceived he knew Caine was there:-)
 Monica Sztybel
There's a brief clip at the Duncan's home after Peter and Jody leave the precinct. The killers are getting restless. One of them is touching a child. The other, Conrad, says, "Hands off the merchandise." Then Conrad threatens Mrs. Duncan by saying that if her husband doesn't come through, he'll let the guy have his way.
 Monica Sztybel
In the scene where Peter shows up as the mailman, he doesn't show her his badge. He just winks at her.
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Saul is not a part of the fight against Terence Blackwell. Caine takes him out on his own.
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The tag has Peter watching Strenlich and Jody take away Conrad and the others, then he goes to the remainder of the flashback where he discovers that Caine used dry ice for the trial at the temple.

Back at the present, Peter says to Caine as he approaches, "So, do you think you've changed the entire course of the American legal system?"
Caine: "No."
Peter: "I don't know if I'll figure you out."
Caine: "What is to figure?"

That's when Judge Reynolds comes up to thank him. When Mason approaches her, he compliments her on having a "stroke of genius" for allowing a juror to question the witnesses. Then he goes into the fact that he could not find the Stevens vs. Wambaugh case.

Instead of "Hubba hubba" after the judge kisses Caine. Peter says, "Whew. What was all that about? If I didn't know any better, I'd say --" Caine slaps Peter across the cheek and smiles. That's when he says, "Judge not, lest yee be judged."
 Monica Sztybel